A topic that has interested me in recent years is that of false confessions by minors and how they are treated by the law. My personal experience happened when I was thirteen. I was questioned intensively by the police about my father's drug use and dealing. I could feel them pressuring me and putting words in my mouth. Later that night, my father was sent to prison and I was placed in foster care. I don't quite remember the statement I wrote years ago, but I do remember the extreme physiological pressure I felt from the police around me. I felt like they weren't helping me or on my side. I knew I hadn't done anything wrong, but they treated me like I was the perpetrator, I only wrote down what they told me so I could go home. This ordeal has now changed my whole life. Growing up in foster care, IV developed a distaste for the juvenile justice system and the way they treat their teenagers. I believe that police interrogations play a significant role in false confessions and, in my opinion, minors should not be questioned without a lawyer or immediate family member present. Many do not know that the police have the right to lie to minors on the evidence that they do not have to produce a false confession. Tom Barker and David Carter, both deans of the criminal justice schools, said, “There are many circumstances in which police officers lie. They lie to complaints, victims and criminal suspects. Officers even lie in court, on official reports, and to supervisors. (1) Ultimately, the police will lie about everything they can, just to "inflate" cases and end difficult situations as soon as possible. I hope to use the information from my research to be able to support my beliefs about juvenile justice. . I'm......in the middle of an article......false confessions: current research, practices, and policy recommendations. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010. Print. Leo, Richard A.. Police interrogation and American justice. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. Print. Nakaya, Andrea C.. Juvenile delinquency: opposing views. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Print. Rosenthal, Sadie and Anne James. Juvenile death penalty: representation resources. Washington, DC: American Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Center, 2001. Print. “The Innocence Project – Home”. The Innocence Project - Home. Np, and Web. April 19, 2014. .Warden, Rob and Steven A. Drizin. True stories of false confessions. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2009. Print.West of Memphis. Real. Amy Berg. Perf. N/A. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2013. Film.